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The lower price at which buffer stock grain is sold to poorer sections is the:Read the answer and worked solution →There are about how many ration shops across India?Read the answer and worked solution →Ration cards for the poorest of the poor are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Rationing in India dates back to which decade, against the backdrop of the Bengal famine?Read the answer and worked solution →Integrated Child Development Services was introduced on an experimental basis in:Read the answer and worked solution →Food-for-Work was introduced in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Revamped Public Distribution System of 1992 covered how many blocks?Read the answer and worked solution →The Targeted Public Distribution System, adopting the principle of the poor in all areas, began in:Read the answer and worked solution →Antyodaya Anna Yojana and the Annapurna Scheme were launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the food schemesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the food system wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the food security yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the food wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Buffer stock or PDSRead the answer and worked solution →Sort schemes, prices and cardsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Food security bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The average income of a country, total income divided by population, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →In 2017, countries with per capita income of US$ 12,056 and above were called:Read the answer and worked solution →Low-income countries in 2017 had per capita income of:Read the answer and worked solution →India's per capita income in 2017 was about:Read the answer and worked solution →India is classified as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Averages are useful for comparison but they:Read the answer and worked solution →Per capita income of Haryana in 2016-17 was about:Read the answer and worked solution →Per capita income of Bihar in 2016-17 was about:Read the answer and worked solution →Infant Mortality Rate counts children dying before age one per how many live births?Read the answer and worked solution →Literacy rate measures the literate share of the population aged:Read the answer and worked solution →Net Attendance Ratio covers children of which age group?Read the answer and worked solution →In Kerala, out of 1000 children born, how many died before age one in 2017?Read the answer and worked solution →In Haryana the infant mortality rate in 2017 was:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The lower price at which buffer stock grain is sold to poorer sections is the:

  1. Support Price
  2. Farm Price
  3. Bonus Price
  4. Issue Price
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Correct answer: D. Issue Price

1. It is below the market price. 2. It is called the Issue Price. 3. It also meets shortages in bad weather. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 4, Food Security in India._

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There are about how many ration shops across India?

  1. 5.5 lakh
  2. 1.7 lakh
  3. 55,000
  4. 5.5 crore
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Correct answer: A. 5.5 lakh

1. They stock grain, sugar and kerosene. 2. There are about 5.5 lakh shops. 3. They are also called Fair Price Shops. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 4, Food Security in India._

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Ration cards for the poorest of the poor are called:

  1. Annapurna cards
  2. Antyodaya cards
  3. BPL family cards
  4. APL family cards
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Correct answer: B. Antyodaya cards

1. BPL cards are for those below the poverty line. 2. Antyodaya cards serve the poorest of the poor. 3. APL cards are for all others. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 4, Food Security in India._

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